Auction 2G spectrum, US advises India

NEW DELHI: The United States has suggested to India to adopt auction system for distributing 2G and 3G spectrum (radio frequency) to telecom companies.

At present, India distributes 2G spectrum to players depending on who applies first, but plans to soon start auction of 3G spectrum.

"The US government has recommended to the Indian government that it should follow open auction method for allocation of 2G and 3G spectrum," US Embassy First Secretary (Economics) Eric Anthony Jones said at the launch of Voice over Internet Telephony services by American firm Cordia Corp.

He said the mobile telephony sector in India was growing at a rapid pace, but broadband penetration in the country is still very low as compared to China and other places.

Increased access to Internet would help in spreading e-governance, e-health and e-education services in the country, Jones said.

The VoIP services to be offered by Cordia LT would help consumers in making ISD calls at a very reasonable price. The subscribers can avail of the facility with any broadband connection and with a normal wireline or cordless telephone instrument along with a analog adapter.

The residential plans would start at Rs 595 and will go up to Rs 2,495. Under the Rs 595 plan, the users would get 200 minutes outgoing calls to any of the global country and unlimited incoming calls.

In the Rs 2,495 plan, the users would get unlimited outgoing as well as incoming calls to any country.

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